Some posts here treat orange hats with contempt we never came to WFT straight from college most of us have worked in the industry and bring a lot of experience and what's happening just now is no fault of ours, We came here for better opportunities... — read more 

a lot of good men and women are losing there jobs people that work hard every day including me . I just want to wish you all the best in finding new jobs I pray for you all and myself ... I have had many good years with weatherford and have gain alot... — read more 

Left the last day of February, finally got my severance pay stub in the mail yesterday, 3-20-15. I was told the check would come by certified mail. I'm just glad I finally got it. I'm praying the stock goes up enough that I can sell it and break... — read more 

Has anyone heard the fate of OKC completions yard? Is it gunna be shut down or moved. I heard they laid off most of the hands

If any of the top men in WFT are keeping tabs on this site then you need to push these layoffs out? Working with the threat of being paid off is taking its toll you know who's going just tell the employees affected at least we can start looking for... — read more 

I knew my layoff was imminent so took the precaution of getting a couple of names. Turns out I didn't need them, they got my stuff right. But for those of you needing the info - One of these numbers can get you a pay stub if needed. Might can help... — read more 

Well, J.I. came up to give us the official word this week. Tulsa is being shut down. Looks like they are moving CHC packers to a group that only knows zoneselect. Luckily, they sent their nervous chihuahua of a GM to learn our entire business in a... — read more 

Today, I've received several phone calls from dfferent vendors in regards to shipments of repairs being sent to another location. Vendors were told to ship assets to another facility without providing information in regards to why considering the POs... — read more 

Does someone have cummulative numbers for oilfield layoffs 2015? I am interested what the total number of people that were laid off in the oilfield industry. I know that SLB, HAL, etc. laid off around 5K each, do you have numbers for any other... — read more 

WFT customers are not fools. If they were dealing with WFT employees who had very good knowledge of the product line they were using, and those employees are no longer with the company, they will think twice and evaluate if WFT is capable of meeting... — read more 

I still HAVE NOT been paid for last 2 days I ACTUALLY worked. Anyone else not get paid yet? I have tried and tried to contact payroll and STILL no reply.

Odessa supposedly got hit hard again today. Worse than the last round.

my product line sales group in Houston had one cut last Wednesday and another one cut today at 11 am. That's 3 total out of 16 since Jan 1st. After the 1st layoff in january, management brought over a guy from the GBU to join sales group so that he... — read more 

Oil glut going from very bad to pretty worse, EIA supplies hit 80-year high and will stay at this level for a while. Anxiety...

Having personally been effected by this recent layoff run my thoughts go out to all concerned as well. It's heartbreaking to read all the post here where there are serious family commitments, payments due etc, etc. This adds major stress to families... — read more 

Why is it that just because someone that sells suits is a good bull crapper and has no experience in the patch they put them in a VP position and decide who gets the layoff from all the other people that have the skill and experience from being in... — read more 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2015/03/16/oil-layoffs-itemized-75000-and-counting/ I work in an entirely different field and may be laid off this year and My heart breaks for you all and my prayers are with you all :)

The team leads in product design teams in Aberdeen are to be offered relocation in an effort to move the sustaining and development engineering to a country with a lower cost base. The remainder of the teams will be let go. Notices will be issued at... — read more 

From: http://www.weatherford.com/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1413870603477&ssbinary=true 2014: 6283 positions eliminated 2015: 8000 planned, 2453 eliminated so far 2014: 64... — read more 

SO what is the average wait time to get the severance pay? I know people that have waited a month now.

Finally, the Texas Payday Law regulates the timing of the final paycheck in section 61.014. If an employee is laid off, discharged, fired, or otherwise involuntarily separated from employment, the final pay is due within six (6) calendar days of... — read more 

They are letting people go to the extent that they are bringing people out of retirement to take their place.

Do you think If I just go flying out a window now (we're only in a one story building) and I break my leg or arm...I can just go on workers comp because it was all the mental stress of not knowing if I was gonna have a job that led me to it?

Ex Shell CEO predicts oil prices at 80 dollars per barrel by Fall 2015 --- http://www.cnbc.com/id/102381893?GOTYOUBYTHESAK

From what I read on these posts, it's humiliating for many. This shows the decline of corporate America, and the oil patch. "Management" turn into punks, empowered to do the dirty work. They don't trust you, because the Devil knows himself. People... — read more 

And it goten even worse with all the shit they brought us from Corpus and they r pushing us to get more more and more witch means less less and less quality control

Just as an FYI the company is so lazy they do not change access to your Weatherford phone voicemail. It has been over a month since my layoff and I was able to change my greeting to tell all callers to go F themselves. If you got your severance... — read more 

Most big U.S. companies play this game of not paying the vendor the last month of the quarter, this is the first time that we are not paying the entire quarter. I don't think its ethical, it harms small or private businesses, and at the end of the... — read more 

I love the new format. I think it would be great to add a thumbs up or down button for each post. People may not want to comment but it would be nice to give support or call bs on something's here.

If we aren't ordering anything on POs anymore, yet we are still ordering things daily and just having companies bill us, splitting up orders so the amounts are small enough to process without the GMs signature, or putting on Pcards, isn't that fraud?... — read more 

I only personally know 2 of the people laid off, and they worked in different sales groups (so it wasn't product line specific). One was a really hard-worker, but the product line just went downhill. The other well.....I think he got his due.

Was walked out the door today, along with several others, after 6 years with the company. Severance is 1 week per year (not a full 2-week paycheck per year). Was a pretty good company to work for and was paid well. Wish a pay cut option was at least... — read more 

So I decided yesterday to give Weatherford my 2 week notice as any good employee would, seeing how the decline of the company is coming. I have been nothing but a hard working employee who would change schedules and come in early at every request... — read more